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What’s the Story with the American Obesity Epidemic

What’s the Story with the American Obesity Epidemic. By the Anthropologists. Anthropologists. In the real world, anthropologists study _________. In this activity, as anthropologists, we are interested in ____________.

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What’s the Story with the American Obesity Epidemic

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  1. What’s the Story with the American Obesity Epidemic By the Anthropologists

  2. Anthropologists • In the real world, anthropologists study _________. • In this activity, as anthropologists, we are interested in ____________. Complete this slide on the second day, during Lesson 2. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  3. Evidence • According to _[quote your source here]__ America’s obesity epidemic is ___[summarize your group’s feelings about the problem here]___. • If we don’t do something about the problem, we will __[make a prediction here about what will happen]__. Complete this slide on the second day, during Lesson 2. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  4. Possible Causes • We have investigated several resources. We believe the epidemic may be caused by: • [list your group’s conclusions here] Complete this slide on the second day, during Lesson 2. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  5. Our Survey • To study the environments of our communities, we have selected the __[write the name of your survey here]__ survey. • In this survey, we __[here, describe what the study will look at or measure]___ Complete this slide on the third day, during Lesson 3. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  6. Our Hypotheses • _____[predict how your classmates will answer the surveys here]_____ • For example: • Our communities have too many fast food restaurants and not enough sidewalks for walking. • Our school environment does not promote a healthy lifestyle for students. • Students watch commercials with more unhealthy messages than healthy messages Complete this slide on the third day, during Lesson 3. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  7. Survey 1 - Community Environment (1 of 3)(double click the graph to change it to match your survey results) Do the rest of these slides during Lesson 4. Your group has only conducted one survey… If you did not do “Survey 1”, delete this slide. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  8. Survey 1 - Community Environment (2 of 3)(double click the graph to change it to match your survey results) Do the rest of these slides during Lesson 4. Your group has only conducted one survey… If you did not do “Survey 1”, delete this slide. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  9. Survey 1 - Community Environment (3 of 3)(double click the graph to change it to match your survey results) Do the rest of these slides during Lesson 4. Your group has only conducted one survey… If you did not do “Survey 1”, delete this slide. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  10. Survey 2 - School Environment(double click the graph to change it to match your survey results) Do the rest of these slides during Lesson 4. Your group has only conducted one survey… If you did not do “Survey 2”, delete this slide. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  11. Survey 3 – Television Commercials(double click the graph to change it to match your survey results) Do the rest of these slides during Lesson 4. Your group has only conducted one survey… If you did not do “Survey 3”, delete this slide. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  12. Important Comments • Share important notes or comments that were made on the surveys here. Do this slide during Lesson 4. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  13. Role of our Environment on our Behavior • [based on your research and survey, list 4-5 things you feel are causes of eating more and moving less.] Do this slide during Lesson 4. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  14. Recommendations • [How does your group recommend we change the environment to promote a more healthy lifestyle. Give 4-5 specific examples. • For example: • Present our findings to the City Council to request more activities for youth • Make the school environment more healthy by removing vending machines. • Reduce the number of hours in front of the TV. Do this slide during Lesson 4. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

  15. Future Research–to learn more, we could • [Propose studies or research that would help your group learn more.] Do this slide during Lesson 4. [delete this box once you have filled out the info]

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